upgrade_Import old JIRA data
After you start your new JIRA installation, JIRA launches its setup wizard. This happens any time JIRA starts with an empty database. From here, you can import your backup file and populate the database with your XML backup data. You will need the backup of your previous version of JIRA that you created in the backing up step.
To import your old JIRA data into your new JIRA:
- Restore the attachments directory that you backed up previously into the attachments directory of your new JIRA. (See Restoring data.)
- Start JIRA.
- In the setup wizard, select Import existing data.
- In the File name field, specify the XML backup file you created previously during the export process (above). The zipped file should contain two xml files:
activeobjects.xmlandentities.xml. Both of these files must be included in the zipped file for the import process to work.
Avoid passing through a proxy when performing an XML restore, especially if your JIRA instance is very large. Using a proxy may cause timeout errors. - Access JIRA via your web browser again and log in using a username from your previous JIRA installation.
- Take a quick look around your JIRA site to confirm that your projects and issues are present and everything looks normal. You should see the new JIRA version number in the page footer.
Last modified on Feb 23, 2017
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